MSLD 634 Leadrshp Ethics&Corp Soc Resp - May 2017 - Online

A640.6.4.RB - Authentic Leadership Authentic leadership is proposed as the core of effective leadership needed to build trust because of its clear focus on the positive role modeling of honesty, integrity, and high ethical standards in the development of leader-follower relationships (Wong & Cummings 2009).  Critics attribute authentic leadership to a way to manipulate and deceive followers. Martin and Sims (1956) and Bailey (1988) wrote that all leaders must be manipulative to succeed. Using the elements of thought, walk through the two statements above and compare and contrast the assumptions and implications of two such differing schools of thought. Being authentic as a leader is being real, honest, and true to your followers because one cannot be deceptive and expect their followers to trust them. In the first statement, authentic leadership is proposed as the core of effective leadership needed to build trust and to be a positive role model (Wong & Cummings 20...

A640.5.2.RB - Leader-Member Exchange Theory of Leadership ·          Why are individuals willing to work harder than required for leaders that invest in high quality relationships with them? ·          Would you be willing to work harder than required for someone like that and under what conditions? ·          What are some of the implications of being a member of the in-group? out-group? The leadership exchange theory is a great tool for the workforce and it does have benefit’s but it also has its downfalls. The old saying that people will always work harder when they are appreciated, rings true for the leader-member exchange theory. The leader will ask more of those who show to be responsible, have a drive for work, those who want to succeed, and the followers show their commitment to the business. Brooks (2013) shared that a study by Glassdoor, revealed tha...

A640.4.4.RB - Developing a Case (Post event analysis)   In this reflection blog, you will analyze what you have just done and provide your thoughts on the assignment. Some of the things to consider/questions to answer while completing your reflection blog are as follows. ·          Did the assignment help you in your understanding and analysis of cases? ·          In light of this exercise, what are some of the issues that are pertinent to case study development? ·          What did you learn through completing this assignment? This was the first time writing a case analysis from a different perspective, usually as the student I am analyzing case study and writing based on the information provided. Since I was required to write the case study, it proved more challenging and difficult than I expected because I had to sort through life events and put ...